Argonauts wrap up season tied for seventh, Heredia fourth

October 23, 2012

Heredia and Buffington III each shot sub-par 70s

Gary Buffington III shot 70 to tie for 38th

BEALLSVILLE, Md. – With a final round one-under-par 70, Juan Miguel Heredia finished the Georgetown Intercollegiate strong Tuesday with a fourth place result to lead the No. 14 West Florida men’s golf team to a tie for seventh in the all-Division I field on the par-71, 6,953 yard The Member’s Club at Four Streams.

Heredia (Cuenca, Ecuador/Jacksonville State) finished one-under-par for the tournament totaling 212 to place a solo fourth individually, four strokes behind medalist Chris Selfridge from Toledo. The sophomore was matched by fellow Argonaut Gary Buffington III (Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS), who also fired 70 to tie for 38th at 225 total.

West Florida shot the second lowest round of the day, 288, to jump one spot overall and tie for seventh place with Eastern Michigan at a combined 881. Toledo held on to its first day lead to squeeze out the team title by two strokes over Notre Dame totaling 863.

Runner-up for the Argonauts was Spencer Olson (Pensacola, Fla./Pace HS) whose 76 tied him for 26th overall with 222 total. Talin Rajendranath (San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago/Naparima College) and Kyle Lucas (Johannesburg, South Africa/Western Texas College) completed UWF’s lineup carding identical rounds of 74 to tie for 48th and 56th, respectively, shooting 227 and 230 total.

The Argonauts completed their fall season with the conclusion of the Georgetown Intercollegiate. They resume action in February at the Matlock Collegiate Classic. For information on all UWF athletics, visit www.GoArgos.com.

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1 Toledo                             290-285-288 - 863
2 Notre Dame                         290-286-289 - 865
3 Penn State                         297-286-288 - 871
4 Xavier University                  291-297-284 - 872
5 Michigan                           300-280-298 - 878
6 Wm. & Mary, Coll.                  294-293-292 - 879
7 Eastern Michigan                   292-292-297 - 881
   West Florida                       295-298-288 - 881
9 Georgetown                         295-299-291 - 885
10 Miami(OH)                          297-299-294 – 890
11 De Paul                            301-294-300 - 895
12 Saint Joseph's                     305-310-311 - 926

4 Juan Miguel Heredia               70-72-70 - 212
T28 Spencer Olson                     73-73-76 - 222
T38 Gary Buffington III               80-75-70 - 225
T48 Talin Rajendranath                75-78-74 - 227
T54 Kyle Lucas                       77-79-74 - 230